The Rise and Fall of the Man of Letters Aspects of English Literary Life Since 1800
The Rise and Fall of the Man of Letters: Aspects of English Literary Life Since 1800 by John Gross, published by Penguin Books in 1991, is a revised edition that spans 361 pages. This book presents a survey of significant literary figures, beginning with Frances Jeffrey, the first editor of the Edinburgh Review, and extending through notable personalities such as Thomas Carlyle and Matthew Arnold, culminating with F.R. Leavis and Raymond Williams. Gross examines various aspects of literary life, including the evolution of “higher journalism,” the growth of the reading public, and the rise of English literature as an academic discipline.
Readers will find detailed portraits of these literary figures alongside discussions on British liberalism and the influence of modernism, particularly through the work of T.S. Eliot. The book also includes a new afterword that updates the later careers of Cyril Connolly, Geoffrey Grigson, and Leavis, while exploring the emergence of a new style of literary criticism from universities. Additionally, Gross reflects on the significant impact of media and entertainment on literary culture. This edition offers a comprehensive look at the interplay between literature and society over the past two centuries.
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In this survey, John Gross gives portraits of major literary figures from Frances Jeffrey, the first editor of the “Edinburgh Review”, through Thomas Carlyle, Matthew Arnold and many others to the advent of F.R.Leavis and Raymond Williams. He looks at “the higher journalism”, the expansion of the reading public, the byways of British liberalism, the rise of English literature as an academic subject and the impact of T.S. Eliot and modernism. In a new afterword he provides updates on the later careers of Cyril Connolly, Geoffrey Grigson and Leavis and discusses the new style of literary critics who have evolved from the universities. Finally he considers the dominant role of the media and entertainment.
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